Newcastle Disease Back in Peru
PERU - The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of Newcastle disease.The Peruvian veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification dated 24 June to the OIE.
The report states that the outbreak started on 25 May at a backyard holding with fighting birds located in the urban area – Caraz in the Ancash region in north-western Peru. Of the 28 birds, four died, four were destroyed and the rest were slaughtered.
The previous occurrence of Newcastle disease was in mid-May this year.
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